[Dev-C++] RE: Sleep function not working properly

[Sherman B. <She...@cl...>]

I'm just starting with C++ and Dev C++ but if you think that the GNU compiler is not ANSI compliant you might want to look at:

 http://gcc.gnu.org/ 

If there is a bug you should report it.

Good luck!

>From: <JM...@ed...>
>To: dev...@li... 
>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 11:10:17 +0200
>Subject: [Dev-C++] Sleep function not working properly
>Reply-To: dev...@li... 
>
>
>
>Hello,
>
>I have just started using Dev-C++ and notice that when I call the sleep function
>in my programs, it does not halt execution for the given amount of seconds.
>I have experimented with very large timeframes (eg. 2000 seconds) and sleep
>starts to work. But 2000 seconds causes a wait of about 2 seconds.
>I am doing DOS console programs in C and then running them under Windows 95.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Jonathan